Working together for a healthier, safer world: WHO and IPU renew partnership
Geneva [Switzerland], March 27: The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) today signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), reaffirming the critical...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Czech Prime Minister in Prague
Prague [Czech Republic], March 27: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech...
Putin says Moscow terror attack committed by radical Islamists, more questions remain
Moscow [Russia], March 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the deadly terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall in suburban Moscow was carried...
Three missing after tanker picks up 139 boat people from Libya
Rome [Italy], March 26: Three migrants remain missing at sea after an oil tanker picked up 139 people from an unseaworthy vessel on the way...
US court gives Trump more time to post bond in civil fraud...
New York [US], March 26: An appeals court has granted former US president Donald Trump more time to pay a multi-million dollar judgement in a...
US VP Harris warns Israel of 'consequences' of Rafah assault
Washington [US], March 26: Israel could face "consequences" if it launches a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, the US vice...
Four men charged over Moscow concert attack
Moscow [Russia], March 26: Four men accused of gunning down scores of people at a concert outside the Russian capital, Moscow, have been charged...
UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire must be swiftly implemented: Guterres
New York [US], March 26: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has demanded the swift implementation of a new UN Security Council resolution calling for a...
Japan must ignore past abductions for better ties: N Korea
Seoul [South Korea], March 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit...
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over 'aggressive actions'
Manila [Philippines], March 26: The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over "aggressive actions" by the China Coast Guard and other vessels...
Russians lower flags in mourning, suspects charged in deadly concert-hall attack
Moscow [Russia], March 26: Russia lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning and charged four men it accused of gunning down scores of...
UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains
New York [US], March 26: The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after the...
Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not send a delegation as planned to Washington after the United States...
UAE, Paraguay Presidents discuss bilateral relations, regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 26: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Santiago Peña, President of the Republic of Paraguay,...
UAE and Jordan conduct joint food aid airdrop in northern Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 26: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE Air Force and the Royal Jordanian...
EU provides €600 million to strengthen rescEU firefighting fleet
Brussels [Belgium], March 26: The European Commission is financing the purchase of new firefighting planes to increase the aerial firefighting capacity of rescEU, the EU...
UAE welcomes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza during...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 26: The UAE has strongly welcomed the UN Security Council's adoption of a resolution that demands for the first time...
Italy commemorates victims of 1944 Nazi massacre
Rome [Italy], March 25: Italy commemorated a massacre by German occupying troops on the outskirts of Rome during World War II with a memorial service...
Eight-year-old boy to climb to Everest base camp
London [UK], March 25: An eight-year-old mountaineer from Britain said he is "excited" ahead of climbing to Mount Everest base camp with his mother to...
Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 25: Israeli attacked targets of the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, the army said in the early hours of Sunday.
Only effective way to deliver Gaza aid is by land: Guterres
Cairo [Egypt], March 25: The only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza's humanitarian needs is by road and includes an...
Israeli forces surround two more Gaza hospitals, says Palestinian Red Crescent
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 25: Israeli forces have surrounded two more hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said, describing intense...
Bulgaria facing renewed elections as talks to form government fail
Sofia [Bulgaria], March 25: Bulgaria is facing the possibility of its sixth general election in just three years after talks to form a new government...
At least 23 dead as storms hit south-eastern Brazil
Brasilia [Brazil], March 25: At least 23 people have died in severe storms in south-eastern Brazil.
Three defendants in a terrorist attack in Russia pleaded guilty in court
Moscow [Russia], March 25: On March 24 (Russia time), four suspects appeared in court in Moscow and were indicted for participating in the attack that...
South Korea sentences people to prison who repeatedly threatened to kill the...
Seoul [South Korea], March 25: A court in Seoul sentenced a man to 2 months in prison for repeatedly calling the police station and threatening...
Moscow court puts first suspect under pre-trial custody
Moscow [Russia], March 25: Moscow's Basmanny district court ruled that the first suspect in last week's deadly concert hall attack.